circumvolution
[ sur-kuh m-vuh-loo-shuh n ]
/ ˌsɜr kəm vəˈlu ʃən /
noun
the act of rolling or turning around: planetary circumvolution.
a single complete turn or cycle.
a winding or folding about something: the circumvolutions of a boa.
a fold so wound: the circumvolution of a snail shell.
a winding in a sinuous course; a sinuosity: the circumvolutions of the river.
a roundabout course or procedure, or an instance of such: The speaker's circumvolutions bored the audience to tears.
Origin of circumvolution
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin
circumvolūtiōn- (stem of
circumvolūtiō), equivalent to Latin
circumvolūt(us) (past participle of
circumvolvere to
circumvolve) (
circum-
circum- +
volū- past participle stem of
volvere to roll +
-tus past participle suffix) +
-iōn-
-ion
OTHER WORDS FROM circumvolution
cir·cum·vo·lu·to·ry [suhr-kuh m-vuh-loo-tuh-ree] /ˌsʌr kəm vəˈlu tə ri/, adjectiveWords nearby circumvolution
circumvallate,
circumvallate papilla,
circumvent,
circumventricular organ,
circumvolute,
circumvolution,
circumvolve,
circus,
circus maximus,
cire perdue,
cirebon
Example sentences from the Web for circumvolution
No doubt was possible: the two lobes, the circumvolution of the brain to the minute red lines of the blood-vessels, all was there.
The Ancient Cities of the New World |Dsir Charnay
British Dictionary definitions for circumvolution
circumvolution
/ (ˌsɜːkəmvəˈluːʃən) /
noun
the act of turning, winding, or folding around a central axis
a single complete turn, cycle, or fold
anything winding or sinuous
a roundabout course or procedure
Derived forms of circumvolution
circumvolutory, adjectiveWord Origin for circumvolution
C15: from Medieval Latin
circumvolūtiō, from Latin
circumvolvere, from
circum- +
volvere to roll